Belderrig

I had every intention of exploring the Wild Nephin National Park but upon opening the boot of my car I discovered that I’d left my boots at home, 2 hours drive away in Galway. I had a stab at walking it anyway but as soon as I joined the trail proper I got wet feet. So I checked my list of potential locations and saw that if I headed a little further north I could take a look at Belderrig Tidal Pool.

The pool was an interesting distraction and I could imagine that in the height of summer it would be a fairly spectacular place to have a paddle, but short of the interesting rock formations that form the pool itself there wasn’t anything that I wanted to photograph, so I headed east along the coast road.

As I drove away from Belderrig, looking back I was struck by how the headland above the tidal pool looked a bit like a wave, so I drove down a boreen to get a better look. Shortly I could see Belderrig Pier, where I had just been, to the south. There was a nice light so I set up my camera. When the light would drop a very clear rainbow would appear. Unfortunately the good light and the rainbow refused to coincide so I wasn’t able to include it in the shot.

The tidal pool is at the end of the railings, directly below the high point of the headland. If you’re ever in the area you should check it out.